Alaska Guardian Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Timothy Swensen </h2> </center>
Anchorage, Alaska criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with production of child pornography.<br> <br> Timothy Swensen, Jr., 30, sent sexually explicit text messages, including a series of images depicting his ongoing sexual abuse of a female toddler, to a vulnerable young adult whom he had previously sexually assaulted. During the interview with detectives, the adult victim shared the... More...
$0 (10-17-2022 - AK)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Justin J. Seley </h2> </center>
Anchorage, Alaska felony firearm possession charge criminal defense lawyer represented Justine J. Seley, age 36, with bing in possession of a registered firearm by an unregistered person. <br> <br> According to court documents, on October 23, 2018, Seley possessed 7 rifles, 2 handguns and a receiver. All firearms were seized. One of the seized firearms was a short barreled DSA ZM4 .300 caliber ... More...
$0 (10-29-2020 - AK)<center> <h2> United States of America v. John-Rexie Lagman </h2> </center>
Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with felony gun possession.<br> <br> John-Rexie Lagman, 23, of Anchorage was with illegally possessing a firearm within a designated school zone.<br> <br> On July 2, 2019, two teenagers involved in a social medial dispute planned to fight at Williwaw Elementary School, recruiting friends to join them. The dispute turned viole... More...
$0 (09-29-2020 - AK)United States of America v. Thomas Schopp
Juneau, AK - Sex Offender Sentenced To Life Imprisonment<br> <br> Twice Convicted Child Molester Produced Child Pornography While on Parole<br> <br> Thomas Schopp, 52, resident of Juneau, Alaska, was sentenced to life imprisonment for production of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a)(1).<br> <br> Schopp had two prior convictions in state court for child molestation. In those ca... More...
$0 (08-01-2016 - AK)State of Alaska v. Richard Corum
State of Alaska charged Richard Corum with conspiracy to distribute illegal drugs, Oxycontin, from 2007 to 2011 netting millions to the conspirators. <br> <br> Alaska Law:<br> <br> Sec. 11.31.120. Conspiracy. (a) An offender commits the crime of conspiracy if, with the intent to promote or facilitate a serious felony offense, the offender agrees with one or more persons to engage in or cause th... More...
$0 (07-04-2013 - AK)Evelynn Foster v. Professional Guardian Services Corporation
In 2002, the superior court appointed a professional conservator for a mother suffering from dementia. Her daughter, who also served as special advocate, resisted the appointment. From 2002 onward, the daughter engaged in wide-ranging legal challenges to the conservator’s handling of her mother’s conservatorship. In response, the conservator incurred large legal fees, paid by the est... More...
$0 (08-19-2011 - AK)Douglas W. Brotherton v. Douglas Warner
Douglas Brotherton appeals a superior court order extending his child support obligation for his 18-year-old son Nicholas through Nicholas’s graduation from high school pursuant to AS 25.24.170(a). Douglas argues that the superior court erred in interpreting both AS 25.24.170(a) and a stipulation setting out his child support obligation. He also argues that the superior court committed vari... More...
$0 (10-08-2010 - AK)Dolores Hunter v. Philip Morris, USA, et al.
The question of the preemption of state law by federal tobacco legislation has been addressed numerous times. Today, we address the preemption issue in the context of the doctrine of fraudulent joinder, which is invoked to achieve diversity jurisdiction. We hold that the district court erroneously allowed the defendants-appellees to achieve diversity jurisdiction by its incorrect finding that the ... More...
$0 (09-28-2009 - AK)<a href="http://www.state.ak.us/courts/ops/sp-5807.pdf" target="_new">David Galaway Treacy v. Municipality of Anchorage</a>
<P> This consolidated appeal challenges the juvenile curfew ordinance enacted by the Municipality of Anchorage. In one case, David Treacy appeals from a hearing officer's finding that he violated the ordinance and that the ordinance is constitutional. In a separate case, the Municipality of Anchorage appeals from a superior court determination that the ordinance is unconstitutional. We conclu... More...
$0 (05-16-2004 - AK)<a href="http://www.state.ak.us/courts/ops/sp-5736.pdf" target="_new">Martin N. v. State of Alaska, Department of Health & Social Services, Division of Family & Youth Services</a>
A father appeals the decision of the superior court terminating his parental rights under AS 47.10.088 and denying his request to stay termination proceedings until the Alaska Division of Family and Youth Services investigates possible placement of his infant daughter with his parents or sister under AS 47.14.100(e). Because the court properly terminated the father's rights under AS 47.10.088... More...
$0 (09-12-2003 - AK)<a href="http://www.state.ak.us/courts/ops/sp-5719.pdf" target="_new">Brandywyn McElroy v. Albert Kennedy</a>
Albert Kennedy sued Brandywyn ("Bryn") McElroy for return of child support that he had paid. He lost the case. In a second lawsuit, Kennedy obtained a judgment against McElroy that required her to return child support she had received from Kennedy. McElroy challenges the denial of her motion to dismiss the second lawsuit. Because we agree with McElroy that res judicata should have acted as a b... More...
$0 (08-01-2003 - AK)<a href="http://www.state.ak.us/courts/ops/sp-5708.pdf" target="_new">Conservatorship of Estate of K.H. v. Continental Insurance Company, et al.</a>
<P>K.H.’s inheritance was rapidly depleted while he was in the care of professional guardians. He sued two prior guardians, the first for breach of fiduciary duty and the second for fraud. The superior court dismissed the claims against both guardians on statute of limitations grounds. However, because neither guardian filed a final accounting that fully disclosed all financial matters, ... More...
$0 (06-20-2003 - AK)<a href="http://www.state.ak.us/courts/ops/sp5553.pdf" target="_new">Blanche Kallstrom v. United States</a>
We accepted certification in this case to decide whether a Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress (NIED) cause of action exists under Alaska law for a plaintiff who becomes a participant in the infliction of another’s injuries through the negligence of the defendant. Because we think that such an extension is inadvisable, we hold that an NIED claim is not available to such an “u... More...
$0 (03-15-2002 - AK)Denise G. James, et al. v. Interior Regional Housing Authority
Wrongful Death - Negligence - Fire - The Interior Regional Housing Authority provides housing services to at least forty-three Alaska Native tribes and thirty villages in the Interior region. In May 1985 IRHA, with supplemental funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), contracted to construct a mutual help h... More...
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